State voters approve taxing higher earners for education support

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PORTLAND (AP) — Maine's highest earners will pay an additional 3 percent tax toward a new fund that will help support public education. Voters approved a ballot question to add the tax on individual taxable incomes above $200,000. The vote was extremely close — less than 1 percentage point.

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